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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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